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Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1
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Just remember much of what is taught today as crazy, was normal practice without consequences a few decades ago. Part of that is driven by overweight, out of shape, heavy breathing, shouldn't be there divers and the lawyers the families find after FAFO goes lethal.The operative word being, "commercial." I'm not saying these mixes don't exist. I'm just saying, I, as a potential mix diver, would never be taught such mixes in the standard TDI/Cave agency curriculum.
And, yeah, Sheck was one of a kind. Died too early attempting to set a deep diving record in a Mexican Cenote. I get the desire and "ego boost" of doing things like that, but not at the risk of my life or risking the lives of the rescue divers that have to go in and fetch my body.
I'm crazy, but I'm not that crazy.
So much of the calculations depend on gas consumption and diver physical condition. DPVs has allowed technology to replace good technique and a fit body.
Got that right!
Precisely. And I've been "on hiatus" for a bit because I did get way "out of shape." I'm starting to get back into shape, at present. I'm losing weight, and I was just recently cleared by my cardiologist to resume diving (I had an "abnormality" show up on the 12-lead)... a "Right Bundle Branch Block." The cardiologist indicated that it is common in 30% of the population and not a contraindication for diving. A "left" one is a bit more serious, though. Funny how "medicine" and "politics" seem so "in sync" these days...
Upon my return, though, I'll start real slow and work up to where I was before... but with a significant difference. Much to the disappointment of my cave instructor
, I'll need to go "sidemount." My back can't handle manifolded doubles anymore. I mean, diving with them is fine, but getting out of the water with them and back to the car/table is a huge PITA. After I get that mastered, I'll consider mix training.Correct... until the point where the DPV breaks down and you have to lug it out of the cave. I've heard of DPVs being used for longer distances or traverses (eg. Full "Peacock" traverse or maybe Ginnie to the "Henkel"). But if it were to break down, I'd have to leave it there and come back for it later. I'm not going to be able to lug it out.
Not worth it, and I'd rather benefit from the exercise.
Well, according to some research, divers did reach at least 155 meters (511.5 ft). Quite an accomplishment, given the deepest "pinacle" cave dive in Florida is "Diepolder II."
The "Grand Ballroom" you see here is at 270ft at the bottom. But it goes deeper than that (to 365ft.). I don't know how many people are able to get to the deeper portions because time at this depth is extremely limited (9 minutes at most) before you have to start back up and start your decompression schedule. And this is with you being on 10-70 Trimix for Bottom gas. You'll have 2-3 different gas switches enroute and upon return. It takes years to work up to this dive, even after trimix training.
NOPE!
Ship's Diver, US Submarine service (STS1 SS/DV). Commercial gold dredger at age 15. Cave and hard rock mine explorer as a young man. There was a time I would cave dive, but NOPE!
Now a "victim" (enlightened man) of adult onset claustrophobia. Seriously, it's all I can do to stay on a plane knowing they are going to shut the door. First Class flying is a medical necessity.
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This reminded me of a friend... she dove recreationally and trained to do underwater recovery. Did it once. Found/recovered a family in a station wagon that had been underwater for however long (week or more?). She said "nope", never did it again. I think she gave up diving all together not long after.
NOPE!
Ship's Diver, US Submarine service. Commercial gold dredger at age 15. Cave explorer as a young man. There was a time I would cave dive, but NOPE!
Now a "victim" (enlightened man) of adult onset claustrophobia. Seriously, it's all I can do to stay on a plane knowing they are going to shut the door. First Class flying is a medical necessity.
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Understood. First Class is also a necessity for me, but for other reasons...
The other thing I also have to consider is what "Medicare" has to say about people who cave dive, and how it might affect my Medicare insurance. I was not on Medicare when I was cave diving. I have to hope that they won't raise a huge ruckus if I choose to go back. Otherwise, I might not be able to.
When bodies have been in the water that long you have to wrap them up in blankets or everything but the bones will just strain through the stokes litter or rescue basket, ask me how I know.
She said the river was so muddy it was all done by feel. And that's how she found the driver, by feel and when her fingers sort of went "in".
Whoever came up with the town slogan should be hung by the neck until dead, dead, dead. Something to the effect of " May you find it all the name implies" . WTF
I believe it because it is absurd
ETA: In case that's not enough
The Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus (ECV) 7-11 chapter or maybe 7-11 is a reference to Pair-O-Dice ... unsure
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I bet those thighs sounds like rubbing wet ballons together when she walks.
I got bent in 1986 after doing about a dozen bounce dives to 60'. We had about a dozen divers and used two in the morning and two in the afternoon. We would do 8 to 15 bounce dives from 40 to 130 feet on air, of course if we were diving deep our dive numbers were reduced. At the time the accent rate was 60'/min. Our unit had been diving like this for several years with no problems. As far as I know, I was the only one to get bent. After the adjustments to ascent rates were changed, they had to make some changes to the program.
For those days when you want to give a shit.
I’m 77. Was a PADI Master Instructor and IANTD Deep Air/Advanced Nitrox Instructor. Medicare, as best I can discern will not cover dive accidents. I’m going to start diving again later this year and will purchase DAN insurance. There are other companies that offer insurance and I believe will cover Technical Divers - Divemaster is one I believe.Understood. First Class is also a necessity for me, but for other reasons...
The other thing I also have to consider is what "Medicare" has to say about people who cave dive, and how it might affect my Medicare insurance. I was not on Medicare when I was cave diving. I have to hope that they won't raise a huge ruckus if I choose to go back. Otherwise, I might not be able to.
My deepest dive was to 201 feet on air in a mine in West Virginia In 1993. Fun. Same mine where Edward Suarez Jr died in 1994.
Everyone narc’s at a different point, I learned that early on……
If you dive out of the country, I would make sure emergency air ambulance service in covered. I know someone who has neuro problems, she was not able to hold her depth while diving on a coral reef. Her insurance would not cover the air ambulance, which would have helped dramatically.
Not saying there were not consequences then or now, just saying that some groups are cult like with forcing there is only one way to do it right.
I was lucky to learn from John Chatterton, same guy as book Shadow Divers. He would talk at equal length about people ignoring good info. Sometimes that got people hurt, sometimes it got people hyper focused on things that were not important.
And I don't know where you dive but I've seen plenty of out of shape and / or stupid tech divers. I've helped a couple of them cheat death.
Mine was to 141ft at Zuber Sink (aka - "Forty Fathom Grotto" - if you know what/where that is) but on EAN28. (Jersey Mix). It was for my ANDP class. But it was just a bounce dive. My instructor (same one as my cave instructor) was just wanting to see how I handled the deco and how "controlled" I was (neutrally buoyant, at each stop, etc.).
Yes, I had DAN insurance at the time and I could probably get it again. I'll look into that as my decision point approaches.
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My all time favorite NRA propaganda sent out to me will always be the one with, 'The MAN' , Charlton Heston.. I keep it pinned on wall above my reload bench.
..."I'll give you my gun when you pry it from my cold, dead hands"
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Looks like someone just unlocked the door to the buffet on freakshow night.
This statue is outside the new High School in Lemmon South Dakota. The artist is a local guy named John Lopez.It's a lot like John's
John Lopez Studio
"The anatomy and kinetics intermixed with curious choices of familiar steel objects speckled about the sculpture in randomly organized patterns..."www.johnlopezstudio.com
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There's a similar style metal Buffalo over by Agency Village south of Sisseton. Out in the country on an paved country road intersection. Used to drive by it on my route. Just a random field/pasture. You drove by the first time and your like wtf is that?!?
Found it on Google maps using the street view.
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It was in front of the old high school up on the north end of town before that.
I've known John and his family for many years as he grew up on a ranch that bordered a ranch we had up until the mid 90s.
John has done a lot for the small remote community.
Aw c’mon man! Get the grammar correct, will yah?
It’s, “When the Uber driver doesn’t need any directions to get to your mom’s house.”
A meme slip like that could cost you your crown man!
